modern cavity construction, service voids designed in, plasterboard on dabs. Service voids and pre-planned cable routes make additions straightforward — but the developer board is often the bottleneck.
EICR — Electrical Safety Checks on a new-build is shaped by modern cavity construction, service voids designed in, plasterboard on dabs. The scope is standard once the physical routing is planned around that construction.
The awkward part of eicr — electrical safety checks on a Newport new-build isn't the install — it's the route. Service voids and pre-planned cable routes make additions straightforward — but the developer board is often the bottleneck.
We map the route at survey, mark it up on a photo, and price against that specific plan. Nothing gets discovered mid-job that could have been priced at quote stage.
New-Build House properties are a distinctive part of the Newport housing mix — Victorian terraces around Maindee and Pill, 1930s semis in Allt-yr-yn, and new-build estates on Glan Llyn and Celtic Horizons. We work on this stock weekly.
Service voids and pre-planned cable routes make additions straightforward — but the developer board is often the bottleneck.
Wiring generation on this stock is typically current — often 17th or 18th Edition compliant at handover but with no headroom. On a new-build you should expect us to flag: developer CU maxed out — no spare ways for an EV charger or garden feed; no SPD retrofit, which the 2022 amendment now expects; EV cable stub left by the developer that terminates at an isolator, not a working charger.
Materials and methods we spec on new-build house work: spare-way CU add; SPD retrofit inside the existing enclosure; OCPP-compliant charger onto the developer stub. Everything is priced on the quote — nothing added on invoice.
Focus on the utility room or garage, the consumer unit location, and the intended cable route. Usually 15–30 minutes on-site or a short photo set.
Priced against your new-build's specific construction, not a template. Route sketched, materials listed, no line-item surprises.
Diary planned for the access constraint that matters on this stock — service voids and pre-planned cable routes make additions straightforward — but the developer board is often the bottleneck.
NICEIC certificate, photo evidence of hidden work, Part P where applicable — all emailed the evening the job signs off.
Not unless the quote says so. On period stock in particular we route through floors, lofts and non-original plaster; cornices, dado rails and original panelling stay intact.
Common enough that we work on this stock most weeks. Victorian terraces around Maindee and Pill, 1930s semis in Allt-yr-yn, and new-build estates on Glan Llyn and Celtic Horizons — the new-build is a recognisable slice of that mix.
Service voids and pre-planned cable routes make additions straightforward — but the developer board is often the bottleneck. We mark the route at survey and price against it.
No — surveys for Newport new-build enquiries are free. You only pay once the fixed-price scope is agreed.
Beyond Newport itself, we regularly cover new-build work across Cwmbran, Caerleon, Risca on the same fixed-price model — same materials, same certificate format.
Short version: eicr — electrical safety checks on a new-build in Newport works best when the survey accounts for modern cavity construction, the quote is fixed, and the materials (spare-way CU add) are matched to the stock — not lifted from a new-build spec.
New-Build House owners in Newport usually want to know two things: will you know what you're looking at, and will the price be fixed. Yes to both — we work on this stock every week and price everything on paper.
